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Here are a bunch of creative back to school bulletin board ideas with pictures and tutorials! These are perfect for any classroom.

If you were absent for the other field trips, you can catch up here and here. You don't even have to have a doctor's excuse! The last installment is to show you all some signs that I made for my classroom. I'm sure you all are like me and find all kinds of inspiration in stores and on the 'net. If you are also like me you think "I'm not paying that! I could totally make that myself!" When I feel guilty for creative theft, I just remind myself that copying is the highest form of flattery…

It’s time for the reveal of the new classroom theme! Chevron Floral Mix! The goal was to modernize my existing colors while calming the environment and making it feel like a home. Classroom Library Meeting Place Meeting place from the back of the room Standing at the door looking in From door (again) small group […]

I'm obsessed with this teacher's blog.....I can't wait to dive into this even more this summer. So many ideas!!

Finally classroom pictures are here for your viewing pleasure! I told you I would be changing the theme of my room to a Rock Star Room! Luckily, Abby at The Inspired Apple had chosen the same theme! So I used her idea for the behavior chart, as well as some of her titles for areas in the room. I also, created an I-Pod similar to hers (mine will be used as a reminder of our morning procedures). I really am happy with the outcome of my room! It is WAY truer to my personality (because I…

Room Reveal!!! Yay! I'm actually doing one this year! Last year I didn't get to do one, so I'm kind of excited about showing you my room this year. (There are some freebies scattered throughout this post, so make sure you read, too!) So, this is my NEW room at my NEW school! The whole set up is completely different than my other school, so I really had to think about how to organize and set everything up the way that would work for me. And I'm sure I'll change it a few times by the end of…

This week I have been visiting third grade classrooms to do lessons on strategies for success on the SOLs. Third grade students will be taking the SOLs for the first time starting May 13th. Some of them shared that they are feeling scared, nervous, worried, excited, etc. The goal of this lesson is to build their confidence and give them strategies to help them do their best. The lesson is titled "You're In Control". We started by watching this video: Next, we moved on to identifying…

Are your students forgetting your routines or asking a zillion questions? Mine were! Until I tried this... Question Board! Classroom management for too many questions (Free- consider it a gift from my sanity to yours ;) )

Inexpensive ideas for using IKEA products in the classroom. Time to go shopping!

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So many awesome classroom hacks to get you ready for back to school!

So, next week is the big Seuss Week. My school is celebrating in a big way with many activities planned for every day. One of the activities we are doing again this year is the door decorating contest. If you've been around, you might remember the My Many Colored Days door decoration and activity that my friends did last year. It involved a poem activity and was a lot of fun. This year, I don't have a homeroom to decorate a door. My room is pretty much my office, but I still wanted to…